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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: Systematic review of incretin therapy during peri-operative and intensive care

Author, year

Participants, setting, n

DM, n (%)

Intervention duration

Intervention, dose, n

Comparator, n

Standard glycaemic therapy

Outcome parameters

Besch, 2017 [19]

CABG, OR + ICU

n = 104

22 (21%)

48 h

Exenatide IV

25 ng/min

n = 53

Standard glycaemic therapy

n = 51

Continuous insulin IV + bolus regimen

Glycaemia

Insulin administration, complications, LoS

Brackbill, 2012 [20]

CABG, ward,

n = 62

62 (100%)

4 d

Sitagliptin PO

100 mg q.d.

n = 30

Placebo

n = 32

Basal bolus insulin SC regimen

Glycaemia

LoS

Deane, 2009 [21]

Mechanically ventilated, ICU

n = 7

0 (0%)

240 min

GLP-1 IV

1.2 pmol/kg/min

n = 7

Placebo

n = 7

None

Glycaemia

Insulinaemia, Glucagon, GLP-1

Deane, 2010 [22]

Mechanically ventilated, ICU

n = 25

0 (0%)

360 min

GLP-1 IV

1.2 pmol/kg/min

n = 25

Placebo

n = 25

None

Glycaemia

Gastric emptying, glucose absorption, Insulinaemia, Glucagon

Deane, 2011 [23]

Mechanically ventilated, ICU

n = 11

11 (100%)

240 min

GLP-1 IV

1.2 pmol/kg/min

n = 11

Placebo

n = 11

None

Glycaemia

Insulinaemia, C-peptide, glucagon, FFA

Galiatsatos, 2014 [24]

Surgical/burn, ICU

n = 18

9 (50%)

72 h

GLP-1 IV

1.5 pmol/kg/min

n = 9

Saline

n = 9

Intensive insulin treatment protocol

Glycaemia

Insulin administration, glucagon, C-peptide, CV medication

Garg, 2017 [35]

In hospital, ward (74% surgical)

n = 66

66 (100%)

5 d

Saxagliptin PO

5 mg q.d.

n = 33

Basal bolus insulin SC regimen

n = 33

Corrective insulin bolus regimen

Glycaemia

Insulin administration, Treatment failure, LoS

Holmberg, 2014 [25]

CABG, OR

n = 62

12 (19%)

390 min

Exenatide IV

43 ng/min

n = 21

RIPC

n = 20 /

Placebo

n = 21

Unknown

Cardiac enzymes

Complications, LoS

Kar, 2015 [26]

Mechanically ventilated, ICU

n = 20

0 (0%)

300 min

GIP IV

4 pmol/kg/min

n = 20

Placebo

n = 20

None

Glycaemia

Gastric emptying, glucose absorption, insulinaemia

Kohl, 2014 [27]

CABG, OR

n = 77

11 (14%)

72 h

GLP-1 IV

1.5 pmol/kg/min

n = 37

Placebo

n = 40

Continuous insulin IV + bolus regimen

Glycaemia

Insulinaemia, glucagon, GLP-1, cortisol, FFA.

Lee, 2013 [28]

Mechanically ventilated, ICU

n = 20

0 (0%)

300 min

GIP IV

4 pmol/kg/min

n = 20

Standard glycaemic therapy

n = 20

GLP-1 IV

1.2 pmol/kg/min

(300 min)

Glycaemia

Insulinaemia, glucagon, GLP-1, GIP,

Lipš, 2017 [17]

CABG, OR

n = 38

26 (68%)

72 h

Exenatide IV

20 ng/min

n = 19

Placebo

n = 19

Intensive insulin treatment protocol

Glycaemia

Echocardiography, CV medications, complications

Meier, 2004 [29]

Major surgery, ward

n = 8

100 (100%)

8 h

GLP-1 IV

1.2 pmol/kg/min

n = 8

Placebo

n = 8

None

Glycaemia

Insulinaemia, C-peptide, glucagon, GLP-1

Miller, 2017 [30]

Mechanically ventilated, ICU

n = 12

0 (0%)

270 min

GLP-1 IV

1.2 pmol/kg/min

n = 12

Placebo

n = 12

None

Glycaemia

Glucose absorption

Müssig, 2008 [31]

CABG, ICU

n = 20

100 (100%)

12 h

GLP-1 IV

3.6 pmol/kg/min

n = 10

Continuous insulin IV

n = 10

Corrective insulin bolus regimen

Glycaemia

Insulin administration, haemodynamics

Pasquel, 2017 [32]

In hospital, ward (16% surgical)

n = 277

100 (100%)

10 d

Sitagliptin PO

100 mg q.d.

n = 138

Bolus insulin regimen

n = 139

Basal (glargine) insulin regimen

Glycaemia

Insulin administration, complications, treatment failure

Polderman, 2018 [18]

Surgical,

OR

n = 150

100 (100%)

2 d

Liraglutide SC

0.6 mg + 1.2 mg

n = 44

GIK infusion

n = 53/Bolus insulin algorithm

n = 53

Bolus insulin treatment algorithm

Glycaemia

Insulin administration,

Potassium, nausea, complications

Sokos, 2007 [34]

CABG, OR

n = 20

5 (25%)

60 h

GLP-1 IV

1.5 pmol/kg/min

n = 10

Standard insulin therapy

n = 10

Standard insulin therapy

Glycaemia

LVEF, haemodynamics

Umpierrez, 2014 [33]

In hospital, ward (45% surgical)

n = 90

100 (100%)

10 d

Sitagliptin PO

100 mg q.d.

n = 27 /

Sitagliptin + basal insulin

n = 29

Basal bolus insulin regimen

n = 26

Correction bolus insulin regimen

Glycaemia

Insulin administration, complications, treatment failure

  1. Abbreviations: b.i.d. Twice per day, CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting, CV Cardiovascular, d Days, DM Diabetes mellitus, FFA Free fatty acids, GIK Glucose-insulin-potassium infusion, GIP Gastric inhibitory polypeptide, GLP-1 Glucagon-like peptide-1, h Hours, ICU Intensive care unit, IV Intravenously, LoS Length of stay, min Minutes, LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction, OR Operating room, PO By mouth, q.d Once per day, RIPC Remote ischaemic preconditioning, SC Subcutaneous
  2. All secondary outcomes are in italics